Curriculum
Required general counseling courses:
CNGC 500 - Research and Evaluation
CNGC 528 - Counseling Theories and Techniques
CNGC 529 - Multicultural Counseling
CNGC 532 - Psychological Assessment
CNGC 538 - Group I: Theory and Process of Group Interaction and CNGC 520 - Group Experience (non-credit; graded on a (P) Pass/(N) No Pass basis)
CNGC 539 - Introduction to Career Counseling
CNGC - Marital and Family Therapy
CNGC - Crisis and Family Therapy
CNGC 582 - Preventive Counseling
Required Mental Health Courses:
CNMH 534 - The Professional Counselor: Standards, Ethics and Legal Issues
CNMH 535 - Applied Counseling: Adolescent-Adult
CNMH 536 - Applied Counseling: Pre-Adolescent
CNMH 540 - Substance Use and Addiction Disorder
CNMH 564 - Theories of Psychological Development
CNMH 568 - Psychopathology
Electives
Complete three (3) credits in counseling at the 500-level or above.
Total minimum credits: 66
Additional Information:
Fieldwork requirements
CNMH 570 - Advanced Applied Counseling: Mental Health Counselor (100 hours, 3 credits)
CNMH 571 - Internship: Mental Health Counselor (total of 450 hours, 9 credits)
CNMH 582 - Internship: Mental Health Counselor - Dual License (total of 450 hours, 9 credits)
Culminating Experience:
The culminating experience focuses on students’ ability to integrate counseling and development theory into direct practice. Through the culminating experience, students will demonstrate the counseling competencies that align with current CACREP standards (Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs), as well as standards that align within respective programs of study. Students will be required to take the Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Exam (CPCE) and earn the department set minimum score on the eight core content areas. Students who do not meet the minimum threshold for any of the eight content areas will be required to show mastery in those areas through completing a comprehensive assignment (in the same semester that the CPCE was taken) designed for that core area which will be evaluated by three different departments of counselor education faculty members.
Syllabus template available upon request. Please contact the Department of Counselor Education Administrative Assistant for more information.
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